PSLEFind the following values without a calculator.
Which is greater?
Give your answers in this manner. (Eg
12,
23,
34)
- 36 or 37
- 24 or 28
- 56 or 64
(a)
If the numerators are the same, the smaller the denominator, the greater the value of the fraction.
36 is greater than
37.
(b)
24 is greater than
28.
(c)
If the denominators are the same, the bigger the numerator, the greater the value of the fraction.
56 =
5 x 2 6 x 2 =
1012 64 =
6 x 3 4 x 3 =
1812 1012 is smaller than
1812.
64 is greater than
56.
Answer(s):
36,
24,
64